Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Alright, I've been having some real saudade (Portuguese for a sort of longing, homesickness) for New Mexico lately. So while I'm taking a study break, I think I'll post another photo:

The Valley of Fire, off Hwy 54 in New Mexico.

This was taken a few days after Andrew got back from his deployment. My mom had offered to take care of Livie for about 24 hours, so Andrew and I could head up to Santa Fe for a night. This was somewhere off Highway 54, I think, somewhere just north of Alamogordo (where we lived). It's called the Valley of Fire. I guess it was made from lava long ago. I remember having driven for a while before coming across this area . . . maybe an hour or so after we'd left home.

About Me

I'm an Air Force veteran, as is my husband. We loved living in the Southwest and hope to get back there one day.
I occasionally work as a freelance editor and writer, mostly when someone I know needs a proofreader.
My husband and I have one daughter, who thinks she's the "Bossy Boss." The three of us currently live in corn country, in Iowa - "The Hawkeye State." We enjoy going on lots of adventures together.
I'm a former equestrian, and I'd love to get back into it. Maybe this will happen sooner rather than later. Our daughter really wants to ride (and has already taken her first lesson), so there's hope that horses will definitely (and permanently) be back in my life even if I don't get back into it myself. But I'll probably get back into it.
I'm a bibliophile, so it's natural that I love reading. I mostly enjoy Tony Hillerman's novels which are based in the Southwest where I loved living, Clive Cussler adventures, James Patterson's "Alex Cross" series, and Nelson DeMille.
I'm also a graduate student; I'm studying English and Native American Studies at the University of Iowa, where I've recently finished my 4th semester.